My SLI option vanished (help)

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antipunt1

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Hi Hardforum; I've run into another rut, and would highly appreciate an expert's help. :(

Long story short is that my SLI-option 'vanished'. In other words, the Nvidia control panel no longer lists SLI as an option.

I checked my device manager and GPUZ, and sure enough, both listed only one 8800 GT (I'm running 2x 8800 GT on SLI). I also checked the inside of my computer and nothing physically had changed.

I then decided to redownload/install the latest Nvidia driver for my card(s). Nothing helped, still no reading.

My cards are less than 1.5 years old and I don't overclock; it seems kind of strange that one of my cards would just go kaputz. Regardless, do you think that's what happened?...

Help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
ok here ya go
uninstall video drivrers in windows
reboot into safe mode and run driversweeper
reboot into windows and reinstall new drivers

see if that helps
 
theman7233 said:
ok here ya go
uninstall video drivrers in windows
reboot into safe mode and run driversweeper
reboot into windows and reinstall new drivers

see if that helps
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I tried this, and the 2nd card is still not showing up (nor any choices for SLI)

Damn it, did my card really die? :(
 
I was having problems with this when I first setup my SLI rig.

I swapped the cards around, cleaned and reinstalled drivers, and everything worked fine...could have been a seating issue, or something on the driver end, but SLI started to cooperate.
 
I tried each card individually in the same slot. One worked; one didn't. Meh, I guess that means the one that stopped working is busted yea? =/
 
Yes. Happened to me too, PALIT 8800GT and an Inno3d 8800GT, the older Inno3d died after a reboot. Oh well.
 
Thx everyone.

Yeah, my card has that special lifetime-warranty thingy so I'll probably try and activate that.
 
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